African American rappers

The works of Nas and West Cost rappers such as Ice Cube compliment the statement made by Tricia Rose. In the first part of the statement she speaks about "historical contextualization" and "aesthetic consideration". Historical considerations deals with the history of hip hop and its roles. During different time periods hip hop was affected by the cities, people, and even the government. This all ties in on how history has played a traumatic role in the development of hip hop. Aesthetic…

Sam said Meek Mill’s song titled “Somehow Someway” helped him identify and relate to rap music. Meek Mill’s birth name is Robert Rahmeek Williams and is known to be a famous rapper (AceShowbiz.com). Meek Mill’s claim to fame was his single known as “In My Bag” which came out in 2011. Meek Mill’s song “In My Bag” did not help Sam identify with rap music and Meek Mill, but Sam believes it is because he did not start to identify…

I am an African -American young black women. I grew up around all types of music, but mostly R&B, Hip-Pop, and Rap. Hip-Pop and R&B music is mostly played at my family’s get together such as, parties, family reunions, and cookouts. I listen to Rap music when I’m at a party with friends or just hanging out by myself. Rap music can relate to an everyday life situation, but if you really listen to it you can see how it affects and disrespect our women. Rap music disrespect and affects our women…

The most popular classification of music in today’s generation is Hip Hop. Hip Hop is a type of culture originated in the 1960s among African Americans youths in Harlem, New York. A gateway for the young African American people was through Hip Hop. So that young blacks could express who they felt about racism, police brutality, and give off information about the world’s imperfections. The music was also a way for them to get the seniors and elders attention. The youth population wasn’t being…

Hip hop is a cultural movement that began its journey during the early 1970s, among African American young children’s residing in the South Bronx in New York City. Afterwards, became popular outside of the African American community in the late 1980s and by the 2010s it became the most listened-to musical genre in the entire world. Furthermore, it consists of four fundamental elements, which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap, turntablism, b-boying, and lastly graffiti…

racism. The following artists have contributed to the message. The artists are J. Cole, Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Kendrick Lamar. These artists have spoken to the African American communities through the means of music. Music is a very powerful tool to inspire change in the United States. These artists are considered to be some of the greatest rappers in modern day music. In the following songs listed these artists talk about issues that the black communities face in America. The issues consist of…

Rappers are people that express themselves through poetry, which then turns into a beat that flows and makes everyone move. Rap is another form of poetry; another form of speaking from the soul. Rap music started by one simple poem and has grown into something so much more. Written by an African American male, rap was originally used to get people hyped and excited for parties, and still serves that purpose to this day! Since rap is generally a masculine genre, does that mean women can’t be…

Jaco (Lupe Fiasco) and Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. are one of the best influential hip moguls of our generation. Both artists are from Chicago, Illinois and share similar back-stories in their lives, which was able to propel them from the stereotypical rappers that only talk about drugs money and sex. Common who made his debut in the 90’s talks about keeping Hip Hop from falling into the loop that mainstream rapping is turning into and with that his song “Dooinit” Which talks about a culture shock…

hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing. Hip-hop, like other forms of music,cannot be understood,unless it’s studied with both historical and social content.Today’s rap reflects its origin in the hip-hop culture African-Americans, its roots in african oral tradition,its function as the voice of an otherwise unrepresented group, and as its popularity has grown, its commercialization and appropriation by the music industry. Understanding the current significance of hip-hop…

aspects Hip-Hop are being commodity, creating a multi-billion dollar industry (Holsendolph 1999). White corporate Americans are the primary distributors for the Hip-Hop industry. Moreover, the commodification of Hip-Hop has led to the weakening of the cultural expression and critical conscious awareness of the music, solely focusing on the white patriarchal perception of African Americans. Henceforth, hyper-masculine identity within hip-hop culture produced by the ‘white supremacist capitalist…